Merchandising

New York Giants fans were out in full force buying all the NFC Championship merchandise they could hold. A Modell's manager in New York said some of his customers stumbled in straight from the bars after his store opened at 5 a.m. and that sales were up 1,000 percent over a normal day.

Target told vendors last week that it wanted better deals from them to compete with online rivals like Amazon. But will the vendors play ball? The Wall Street Journal reports they likely will — Target is too big a customer to ignore — and that other brick-and-mortar retailers will probably follow the company's lead.

Wal-Mart is holding a contest for inventors to compete for a spot on their shelves. The "Get on the Shelf" competition is along the lines of "American Idol," except no one is singing and Simon Cowell isn't there to berate anyone.

Federal authorities investigating the sale of shirts and jerseys bogusly branded NHL Winter Classic merchandise say they’ve seized counterfeit goods worth an estimated $350,000. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations office says it intercepted 150 international mail parcels and seized merchandise from vendors outside Citizens Bank Park, where the Philadelphia Flyers met the New York Rangers on Dec. 2.

Wal-Mart is recalling a single batch of powdered infant formula Enfamil Newborn following the death of a 10-day-old infant from a rare bacterial infection, according to published reports. Although the origin of the infant’s infection is still unknown, the retail chain decided to err on the side of caution by removing the batch of 12.5-ounce cans with the lot number ZP1K7G from its stores across the U.S.

He might be the starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos, but Tim Tebow is having a major impact in Las Vegas, especially when it comes to sales at local sports merchandise and memorabilia stores. The impact could be even greater if stores could keep his jersey in stock. In fact, it has gotten so bad that in Las Vegas holiday shoppers looking for that last-minute Christmas gift for a Broncos fan may have to cross Tebow jerseys off their list.

H&M is coming under fire for its fashion line inspired by "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo." The clothing line based on the film, one rape survivor argues, is making sexual abuse chic and fashionable.

ThinkGeek has announced the newest addition to its interactive apparel line: the electronic drum machine shirt. Following in the footsteps of the widely popular electronic rock guitar shirt and electronic music synthesizer shirt, the electronic drum machine shirt features several advancements in interactive musical apparel, including the option to record and play back loops.

Hamleys has removed "sexist" signs dividing toys into boys and girls departments after being accused of gender stereotyping. The London toy store has scrapped pink and blue signs and replaced them with gender neutral red and white ones. The store now categorizes toys by interest and type rather than whether they're aimed at boys or girls after an online campaign.